Heritage Cases

Eloff Mining Company (Pty) Ltd has been granted a Mining Right Mining Right (MP30/5/1/2/2/10169MR), in terms of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act 28 of 2002 – MPRDA) as amended, for the mining of the Eloff Coal Resource (Eloff Project) and further applied for Environmental Authorisation (“EA”) for the mining of coal and associated activities for Phase 1 Pit 1 of the Eloff Project which has been granted on the 25th April 2019. In addition to the above, Eloff Mining Company wishes to apply for EA for the development of a Eloff Phase 3 (“Phase 3 Project) opencast mining pit and associated infrastructure on the southern-eastern part of the Eloff Project mining right and adjacent to the existing Kangala Colliery covering an extent of approximately 251 hectares (ha) (herein referred to as the Phase 3 Project). The proposed Phase 3 Project extends over portions 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24 and 59 of the farm Strydpan 243 IR located approximately 7.5km south-east of the town Delmas in Victor Khanye Local Municipality, within the Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The proposed Phase 3 Project is anticipated to use a standard truck and shovel mining method based on strip mining design and layout. The existing Coal Handling and Processing Plant (CHPP) at the adjacent Kangala Colliery will be utilised, and it is anticipated that no new surface infrastructure such as offices, dams, stores facility, workshops, or change house will be required for the project. A full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process is being undertaken in support of the EA application. A new Water Use Licence Application (WULA) for the relevant water uses associated with the project is also underway as a separate application which is being undertaken by GCS Water and Environmental Consultants (GCS).